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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

Laozi

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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